John Kennard (cricketer)

For other people named John Kennard, see John Kennard (disambiguation).

John Kennard
Personal information
Full name
John Adam Gaskell Kennard
Born(1884-11-08)8 November 1884
Chelsea, London, England
Died6 April 1949(1949-04-06) (aged 64)
Hove, Sussex, England
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1919Hampshire
1922–1923Oxfordshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 46
Batting average 23.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 18
Balls bowled 12
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 January 2010

John Adam Gaskell Kennard (8 November 1884 — 6 April 1949) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

The son of Adam Steinmetz Kennard, he was born at Chelsea in November 1884. He was educated at Harrow School.[1] After leaving Harrow, he joined the British Army in September 1903, being commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Rifle Brigade.[2] He resigned his commission in December 1905,[3] and was involved in the exploration of oil on the coast of the Red Sea.[1] During the First World War, he was recommissioned into the Rifle Brigade as a second lieutenant and was confirmed in the rank in January 1915.[4][5] In December 1914, he was afflicted with colitis and nerves and was hospitalised, resulting in him returning home to recuperate at his father's house in Upham, Hampshire.[6] He was promoted to lieutenant in July 1915,[7] with promotion to captain following in March 1916.[8] Toward the end of the war, he was seconded for service with the Ministry of National Service.[9] Kennard relinquished his commission in April 1920, retaining the rank of captain.[10]

Following the war, Kennard represented Hampshire in two first-class cricket matches in the 1919 County Championship against Middlesex at Lord's and Surrey at The Oval.[11] He scored 46 runs in these matches, with a highest score of 18.[12] He later played minor counties cricket for Oxfordshire from 1922 to 1923, making eight appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[13] Kennard died at Hove in April 1949.

References

  1. ^ a b Dauglish, M. G.; Stephenson, P. K. (1911). The Harrow School Register, 1800-1911 (3 ed.). London: Longmans, Green, and Co. p. 800.
  2. ^ "No. 27595". The London Gazette. 8 September 1903. p. 5600.
  3. ^ "No. 27866". The London Gazette. 22 December 1905. p. 9176.
  4. ^ "No. 28879". The London Gazette. 25 August 1914. p. 6699.
  5. ^ "No. 29050". The London Gazette. 26 January 1915. p. 809.
  6. ^ Taylor, James W. (2005). The 2nd Royal Irish Rifles in the Great War. Dublin: Four Courts Press. p. 260. ISBN 9781851829521.
  7. ^ "No. 29279". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 August 1915. p. 8631.
  8. ^ "No. 29675". The London Gazette. 21 July 1916. p. 7222.
  9. ^ "No. 30537". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 February 1918. p. 2314.
  10. ^ "No. 32489". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 October 1921. p. 8175.
  11. ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Kennard". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  12. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Kennard". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  13. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by John Kennard". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 April 2023.